A review by bratatouille
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk

2.0

At this juncture, I’ve read a lot of sapphic vampire books. This one starts pretty strong in setting its grim yet romanced vibe. It begins by following the tortured and vengeful story of said vampire. She is callous and honest with herself about her situation and state. This is a plus for me! I enjoy when the moral question comes from the acceptance and unapologetic lifestyle of the damned. The story shifts to modern day where we follow a single mother who is facing the death of her own maternal figure. I found the change in setting and narrator to be stark and relatively boring as it loses the air of nostalgia and supernatural. I was okay with how the story progresses, but didn’t feel particularly wooed. My main complaint with both sides of the story is that the sex and violence in it felt vulgar for the sake of vulgarity rather than an expressive tool. This book is translated so everything should be taken with a grain of salt but 🤷🏻‍♀️